Early Morning Blaze Destroys Sunset Avenue Buildings
A downtown Asheboro fire started shortly after midnight on Sunset Avenue, damaging a roller mill behind the shops. Fire officials say the blaze began in a false ceiling above Town Model dress shop. Buildings housing Rowe's Tailoring, Men's Wear, Dr Mel Young’s office, and Asheboro Beauty Salon were affected while AA offices and grain storage occupied the upper floors. Rescue crews from Greensboro and High Point aided, with the White Building access aided by High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Sunset Avenue
Rowe's Tailoring
Sunset
W. Frank Redding Jr
Redding
Greensboro
High Point
McGlohan
McNamara Outlines Defense and Global Threats
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Communist threat in Europe is the largest single danger to world stability. He warned that losing Western Europe would tilt the balance of power and stressed Cuba missiles should not divert focus from broader communism challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Europe
Senate Armed Service Committee
Cuba
McNamara
Western Europe
United States
Soviet Union
House Armed Services Committee
Free World
Berlin
Viet Nam
India
Africa
China
Latin America
First Boyfriend Dies Saving Her in L.A. Crash
Paulette Lewis, 15, recalls how David Brimley, 17, pushed her to safety as a car ran a red light and struck them. Brimley died after being hurled 150 feet. he had just begun college and a new job. The man who drove away, Raymond Garcia, 17, later surrendered to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Paulette Lewis
Paulette
David Brimley
David
Jean Lewis
Lillian Armstrong
Santa Monica City College
Raymond Garcia
Raymond Sr
Rose Cueva
Bills Drive Utility Rates and Committee Shuffles
Senate debates limit utility rate increases to six month wait and up to 25 percent while five new committee chairs in the Senate and eight in the House oversee utility, tax and education matters. Notables include Sen. P D Midgett Jr and Sen. Claude Currie plus Rep. Jack Palmer Jr and Sen. Robert Morgan shaping policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Midgett Jr
Hyde
Utilities Commission
Frank Forsyth
Cherokee
Raleigh
Senate
Clarence Stone
Claude Currie
Durham
H. Clifton Blue
Rep
Jack Palmer Jr
Cleveland
Banks and Banking
West N C Reports Snowfall From Gulf System
The Associated Press reports three to eight inches of snow in western North Carolina Monday night into today with rain and freezing rain elsewhere. The snowbelt reached the Piedmont and western coastal plain as a Gulf Coast low moved in. Wind warnings were issued along the Atlantic coast and clearing, warmer inland weather was forecast for Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
North Carolina
Highway Patrol
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Gulf Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
Brazilian Marines Prepare to Seize Hijacked Freighter Anzoategui
Four Brazilian marines left Belem to board the hijacked Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui off the Brazilian coast. The ship moved south toward Belem while Venezuelan hijackers sought asylum in Brazil. A Brazilian navy corvette was to escort the vessel 240 miles to Belem.
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Belem
Brazil
Amazon River
Francisco Moreiros Araujo
Amapa
Anzoategui
Maraca
Washington
Defense Department
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
United States
Dare County to host controversial Air Force bombing range
Representative Herbert C. Bonner announces a U S Air Force practice bombing range will be located on the Alligator River in Dare County North Carolina. The plan includes discontinuing a Navy range at Stumpy Point and other target areas in Albemarle Sound to protect Lake Mattamuskeet and Lake Phelps. The Alligator River site spans about 40 000 acres with 8 000 acres for the target area and a safety zone. Jet fighters from Seymour Johnson AFB Myrtle Beach AFB and Virginia units will use it with flight limits around hunting seasons and fire danger periods to reduce hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herbert C. Bonner
D-N.c
Air Force
Alligator River
Dare County
North Carolina
Stumpy Point
N.C
Albemarle Sound
Bonner
Lake Mattamuskeet
Lake Phelps
United States
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Seymour Johnson Afb
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Virginia
Alligator,River
Croatan
Pamlico Sounds
Paper Company
Kennedy Welcomes Betancourt At Rainy White House Ceremony
President Kennedy praised Venezuela's Romulo Betancourt during a rain dampened White House reception. The two leaders stood under the portico as troops lined the drive and a military honors ceremony took place. Betancourt, a friend of the United States, is a foe of Castro in Latin America.
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Washington
Kennedy
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
U.S
White House
U.S. Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Executive Mansion
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Students Kissometer Measures Smooch Power
In Miami a trio of students built a kissometer to quantify kissing power using a hand held probe and a circuit that lights bells and a dead fish sign. The device, part of National Engineering Week, relies on electrical resistance and kiss duration to rate intensity with outputs like Woweee.
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Miami
Fla
Tatiana Prilutchi
John Woods
Chillicothe
Ohio
Woods
Tatiana
North
Miami Beach
Don Barachak
Islip
N. Y
Titiana
Sanford urges full use of resources for gifted and disadvantaged students
North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford called for tapping all human resources to educate all children, stressing gifted programs and expanded services for rural and urban disadvantaged youths. He urged higher teacher pay, stronger guidance and vocational training, and schools in disadvantaged areas as community leadership centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N.J
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
American Association of
Sanford
Bernard Kelmer
Furness Junior
Philadelphia
America
Soviet to Withdraw Thousands from Cuba in Three Weeks
The Soviet Union informed the United States that several thousand troops will leave Cuba within three weeks. Officials say about 17 000 Russians are in Cuba now. Kennedy called congressional leaders to the White House after the note, with no price or deal involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Cuba
Moscow
Kennedy
Andut
Khrushchev
Five Are Found Shot To Death In Green Bay Area
Police found a husband, wife, their son and the couple's twin daughters fatally shot at their secluded Green Bay area home. A 16 year old boy, a sixth family member, was sought by police. Three victims were identified as Mrs Joyce Hebard and John Ruddell and twins Judy and Janice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Wis
Elmer Madsen
Harry
Butch) Hebard
Madsen
Jack Hebard
Joyce Hebard
John Ruddell
Judy
Janice
Madson
Dale Rebescher
Hebard
Aebescher
Jack
Mrs. Aebescher
Mrs. Hebard
Cletus Belisle
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Southern Crown Roller Mill
Boy
Robert Morgan
Earl W. Vaughn
Rockingham Water Resources
West N.C
Dare
Hemisphere
By G. K. Hodenfield
AP Education
Kenneth B. Keating
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